THE REID COLLECTION Presented by Miss Margaret Reid
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1 THE REID COLLECTION Presented by Miss Margaret Reid (DW)Acc. No. Item 67.149.1 Catalogue of Keuffel & Esser Co. Manufacturers & Importers of drawing materials and surveying instruments N.Y.: 1903 67.149.2 Dayton V-Belt Drives—Catalog No. 280; The Dayton Rubber Mfg. Co., Dayton, Ohio—copyright 1944 67.149.3 Motor-Cylinder Lubrication pamphlet by Lieutenant G.S. Bryan, U.S. Navy, member compliments of the Texas Co.; reprinted from Journal of American Society of Naval Engineers, Vol. XXVIII, No. I, Feb., 1915 67.149.4a-b Lubrication, Sept., 1932 Vol. 18, No. 9—2 copies—published by the Texas Co.; feature Gas Engine Lubrication 67.149.5 Medart V-Belt Drives—Catalog No. 56-V—The Medart Co., St. Louis, MO, Bulletin MV4310 67.149.6 Complete Guide for selecting or designing V-Belt Drives; The Gates Rubber Co., Denver, Colo., Copyright 1940 67.149.7 Aircraft Engine Parts by Ex-cell-o; Ex-cell-o Aircraft & Tool Corp., Detroit 67.149.8 Diesel Power; Busch-Sulzer Bros.—Diesel Engine Co., St. Louis; June 1930, Vol. 8, No. 6 67.149.9 Papers for presentation at National Meeting Oil & Gas Power Division—American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Atlantic City, NJ, Aug. 23 to 26, 1933; reprinted from Sept. 1933, Diesel Power 67.149.10 Combustion—Chambers Injection Pumps & Spray Valves for Solid Injection Oil Engines by J.E. Wild, Vice President; Robert Bosch Magneto Co., Inc., Long Island City, NY 67.149.11 Basic Principles of the Diesel Engine; Diesel Publications, Inc., NY 67.149.12 Pamphlet—Mechanical Laboratory, St. Louis, MO; 1935; Where-are Our Tactics-a constructional presentation 67.149.13 Reid Catalog No. 40—Two-Cycle Type A Gas Engines; band wheel and geared pumping powers; Joseph Reid Gas Engine Co., Oil City, PA 67.149.14 Reid Four Cycle Gas Engines—Bulletin #32; Dec. 1926; the Joseph Reid Gas Engine Co., Oil City 67.149.15 Reid Type B Four Cycle Gas Engines; 30, 35, 40 hp Catalog No. 50; Joseph Reid Gas Engine Co., Oil City PA 67.149.16 Reid Type DC Two Cycle 12 ½” x 16” full diesel engines convertible to gas— Bulletin No. 56; Joseph Reid Gas Engine Co., Oil City, PA 67.149.17 Reid Oil Engines convertible to gas—Bulletin No. 61; Joseph Reid Gas Engine Co., Oil City PA 67.149.18 Reid Diesel and Gas Engines Type DC single cylinder—Bulletin No. 68; Joseph Reid Gas Engine Co., Oil City, Pa 67.149.19 Reid PE-3 Geared Pumping Power—Bulletin No. 72; Joseph Reid Gas Engine Co., Oil City, PA 67.149.20a-b Reid Bandwheel Pumping Powers—Bulletin 77—2 copies; Joseph Reid Gas Engine Co., Oil City, PA 67.149.21 Reid Type V2 Two Cycle G as Engine—Bulletin No. 80; Joseph Reid Gas Engine Co., Oil City, PA 67.149.22 the Reid “DR” Convertible Engines; Joseph Reid Gas Engine Co., Oil City, PA 2 67.149.23 Reid-14 ½” x 18” Type “C” Two Cycle Gas Engine; Joseph Reid Gas Engine Co., Oil City, PA—Bulletin No. 52 67.149.24 Letters & patents of the U.S. of America #602276, 626,933 & 685,641 granted July 12, 1898 to Joseph Reid, Oil City, PA for Gas Engines, Apparatus for Drilling Wells & Apparatus for Drilling and Operating Wells 67.149.25 Letters & patent of the U.S. America No. 813,913 & 851.104 granted to Joseph Reid, Oil City, PA—supports for rod lines and means for operating rod lines 67.149.26 Letters & patent of the U.S. No. 1,072,028 granted Sept. 2, 1913 to Wilbur O. Platt, assignor to Joseph Reid Gas Engine Co. of Oil City, PA for improvements in horizontal power-transmission wheels 67.149.27 Letters & patent of the United States No. 1079878 granted to Wilber O. Platt, assignor and John Reid, assignor to Joseph Reid Gas Engine Co. for vaporizers & igniters for internal combustion engines Nov. 25, 1913 67.149.28 Letters & patent of the United States No. 1121201 & 984023 granted Dec. 15, 1914 to Wilber O. Platt governors and governing valves 67.149.29a-g Photos—Joseph Reid Gas Engine Co., Oil City, PA a. Starting & rotary magnets in operation b. Keyway spread & bed caps broken by connecting rod failure in direct. Connected compressor engine c. Reid Engine d. Reid Engine e. Reid—piston f. Reid Engine g. W.V. Hardin—VP-14 & stroke post, deep well rig operated by Reid Type DR “Terrier” gas engine—Kilgore Note: a, c, d, e & f all these are Reid Type DR “Terrier” gas engines 67.149.30a-g Misc. a. Assorted illustrations—4p “The Reid Terrier” Bulletin 87, undated. Description of “The Terrier” Reid Modern Prime Mover, 2 cycle, single cylinder, horizontal engine with V-belt take-off sleeve 1. The Reid Type DR B Terrier gas engine 2. Reid Type DR (7 ½ x 9) gas engine w/flat-belt takeoff and Idler; photo No. 534-2 3. Reid Type DR (7 ½ x9) gas engine w/”V” belt takeoff; photo No. 535-2 4. Reid (9”) stroke gas engine w/radiator mounted over crank b. Printed picture of Joseph Reid, died Oct. 23, 1917 c. Four Christmas cards/one ink blotter 1. Printed ink blotter 6”x3”, 1930-31 Christmas greeting from manager of Security Holders Service Bureau, Cities Service Co. 2. Card, 3” x 5 ½” signed from M&M Gerald McGill 3. Card, 4” x 5” signed from Chas. & Mary Kennedy 4. Card, 5” x 3 ½” printed name from M&M __ Gordon Johnson 5. Card 5 ¾” x 3 7/8” signed Aunt Elizabeth (Elizabeth Reid Hamilton) d. Business correspondence (3 items, 2 of business) 1. 1p letterhead “Machinery:” The Industrial Press, Publishers, New York 10-8-1929 to Geo. L. Reid, Oil City, PA, asking for name of firm and position/title of recipient signed by W.D. Goble, Subscription Director. 2. 2pp letterhead: Standard Oil Co. of California, NYC, 12-4-1939 issue of S.A.E. Journal—“unequaled” diesel engine lubrication signed C.J. Moody 3 e. Clipping from Industrial Equipment News—1p article, Industrial Equipment News, Dec. 1936, Natural Gas Engine, Western Engine Corp. Los Angeles, CA, “can be converted to diesel unit, 2 to 6 cylinders” f. Printed material on bushings, bearings, alloy—4pp William H. Barr, Inc., Buffalo, NY “Notes on Bearings” with photos, undated g. The pamphlet valve of foundations—a short sermon to success builders 67.149.31 Articles—The Reid DR Line—10 pages dated 12/1/39 67.149.32 Articles—The Reid DR Line (revised) 10 pages dated March 28, 1940 67.149.33 Article—The Reid DR Line dated 3/29/40 67.149.34 Literature—Pressure Fluctuations in a Common Rail Fuel—Injection System by A.M. Rothrock, Langley Field, VA 67.149.35 Friction of Journal Bearings as Influenced by Clearance and Length by S.A. McKee & T.R. McKee, Washington, DC 67.149.36 Performance of Oil Ring Bearings by G.B. Karelitz, East Pittsburgh, PA 67.149.37 Fuel Specifications for High Speed Diesel Engines by G.C. Wilson 67.149.38 Diesel—Fuel—Oil Classification authorized reprint from the copyrighted proceedings of the American Society for Testing Materials 1935 67.149.39 Recent Developments in Diesel Lubricating Oils by G.L. Neely Nov. 1939 67.149.40 Timken Axle News Vol. II, No. 2 1943 67.149.41 Gray Irons vs. Gray Iron by V.H. Schnee reprinted from the Iron Age April 20, 1939 67.149.42 O.G.P. No. 4, State College, PA; Third National Oil and Gas Power Meeting June 12, 13, 14, 1930; American Society of Mechanical Engineers 67.149.43 The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Factors in Nozzle Design in the light of recent oil-spray research by P.H. Schweitzer, State College, PA 67.149.44 The American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Natural Gas Engines by V.L. Maleev, Los Angeles, CA 67.149.45 The American Society of Mechanical Engineers; The Elimination of Torsional Vibration by George J. Dashefsky, Brooklyn, NY 67.149.46 Census of Manufactures: 1931; Diesel and Semi-Diesel Engines; U.S. Dept of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Washington; released Aug. 5, 1932 67.149.47a-g Engineering Data Lists a. #266—Type CK 12 ¼ x 14 two cycle b. #301—Type DR 9 ½ x 13 c. #302—Type DR 10 1/2x12 d. #303—Type DR 10x12 e. #304—Type DR 10 ¾ x 12 f. #307—Type DR 9x12; #308—Type DR 10 ¼ x12; #312—Type DRB 7 ½ x9 g. #313—Type DRB 7 ½ x9; #314—Type DRB 8 ¼ x9; #315—Type DRB 8 ¼ x9 67.149.48a-b Charts a. Reid Type DR b. Recommended HP 67.149.49 Parts Diagram No. 170; Twin Engine Water Pump Assembly T-3560x 67.149.50 Handwritten article of Reid Cone Clutch 67.149.51 Banner Oil Company—specifications on diesel engine oil 67.149.52 Laboratory report of the Pennzoil Co., Nov. 6, 1930 67.149.53 Warren Observer—Oil and Warren Co.—Special Edition Aug. 21, 1959 67.149.54 The Derrick—1859 Oil’s First Century 1959—Aug. 27, 1959 67.149.55 The Titusville Herald Aug. 27, 1959 67.149.56 The Titusville Herald Aug. 26, 1959 4 67.149.57 Erie Morning News Aug. 29, 1959 67.149.58 The Derrick Aug. 25, 1959 67.149.59 The Derrick Aug. 31, 1959 67.149.60 The Titusville Herald Aug. 25, 1959 67.149.61 Erie Times News Aug.